1. Chapter 5 Great is the Lord, Our God

2. Attributes of God  One: There is no one and _________ like him  Lord: Writers of the Bible used the name “Adonai” or Lord in place of the scared name ____________  Almighty: Describes that God is able to do ____________  Eternal: Tells us that God has no ___________ and no end; He always has been and will always be  Truth & Love: Tells us that God is always faithful to his _________  Holy: Describes that God is “set apart” and no one and no __________ is equal to God

3. God the Father  God most fully revealed Himself in ____________ ____________  Everything Jesus said and did was connected with his ____________  ___________ is the name Jesus used for God the Father which means “dear Father” and revealed how much he loved and trusted his Father  Jesus invited his ___________ to trust God the Father as he did  In the Gospel of __________ we learn how Jesus told his disciples to pray to God the Father

4. Children of God  When we call God our __________, we are really saying that we are all children of God  God the Father loves us and knows each of us by ___________  In the book of Isaiah we read, “See, upon the ________ of my _______ I have written your name.”  God is our Father, our ________  Saint Therese of Lisieux often used ________ to explain how God’s loving care is everywhere

5. God the Creator  ____________ shows the great glory of God  God created everything seen and ________  Everyone and everything God created is ___________  God created human beings by __________ his own life into them  God created us with a body and a spiritual and immortal _______  The writers of the Bible gave the names _______ and ________ to the first humans

6. Original Sin  Adam and Eve preferred their own way to God’s _______ and disobeyed him  The Church calls this decision to live apart from God __________ ______ and it is the start of all evil and sin in the world  Because of original sin there is ______ in the world  God the Father sent us ________ ________, to redeem us and restore our friendship with him  ________________ are blessings of people, objects, meals, and places and help us live as God’s children

7. Blessing Prayers  Blessings are one of the ways the Church shows that we believe God the __________ is always with us in his creation  At the conclusion of _______, we ask God to bless us  We ask God’s blessing on newly __________ couples  The greatest good and blessing we could ever have is knowing that God is always ________ _______

8. More on Blessings  First, our blessing conveys that we acknowledge God is the loving, sovereign, omniscient Creator. "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein" (Ps 24:1, KJV).  Secondly, our blessing invites God's involvement. As we speak blessings, we are prayerfully inviting His intervention in our lives. We are petitioning the Lord to insert His power and authority into a situation.  Third, our blessing encourages and exhorts the one we bless. Through the blessing, the person may be informed or reminded that God's righteous, omnipotent hand is ready to touch them in their current condition. This truth gives real hope and encouragement.  Finally, our blessing releases the blessing of God. We are acting as His ambassadors when we use His language to bless. As we speak blessings to others, we are not merely sharing human thoughts; we are tangibly impacting their lives with divine authority.  Taken from http://www.thebookofblessings.com/search.html